Hide Recent Apps from Dock on macOS Mojave

Your macOS Mojave dock is not supposed to be disarranged with various apps. Although, we say that we’ve become multi-taskers, yet we need to understand we’re working on many programs and they can be cluttered. However, the recently opened apps can be hidden from the dock if you are using the macOS Mojave on your Mac. Usually, there are three recently opened apps shown by the dock in macOS Mojave. A vertical white line separates them. This option can be turned on by default in the macOS Mojave. You will have to turn off these recent apps by using System Preferences in your Mac.

As mentioned above, your macOS Mojave tends to show the recent three apps you have launched on your PC. Consequently, if you want, then you can get rid of those recently opened apps just by following the simple process given below.

How to Hide Recent Apps from Dock on macOS Mojave?

First of all, you have to click on the Apple menu (an Apple logo). You will find it in the top left corner of your Mac screen.

A drop-down menu will appear on the screen. Tap on the System Preferences option.

Now click on Dock from the System Preferences option.

Here, you are going to see many options checked by default. Among those options, you are likely to find the “Show recent applications in Dock” option. Finally, you have to remove the checkmark from this option of Show recents in Dock.

That’s all. Now, you will not find your recent applications in the Dock as they will completely disappear from there.

Note: Afterward, if you have second thoughts and wish to see the recent applications in Dock, you can simply go back and follow the same process and then place the checkmark on the box “Show recents in Dock.”

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